Las Vegas, NV Noise Ordinances: Barking Dogs (2026)
Barking dog rules in Las Vegas, NV, also called nuisance dog, dog noise, or excessive barking ordinances, define when a barking dog becomes a code violation and how complaints are handled.
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- "Continuous" barking/loud noise, no fixed decibel
- 1st offense penalty
- $250 civil infraction
- Repeat penalty (within 24 mo.)
- $500
- Response deadline
- 30 days to contest Notice of Infraction
- Late penalty
- Doubles after missed 15-day delinquency notice
- Hearing Officer
- Must be a Nevada-licensed attorney
Summary
It's a misdemeanor in Las Vegas to wilfully allow an animal you keep or control to bark, yelp, bray or make other loud noise continuously enough that a reasonable person would call it an unreasonable invasion of a neighbor's peace and quiet. LVMC 7.36.010 sets the standard, and the City can pursue it as a $250 first-offense civil penalty that jumps to $500 for a repeat within 24 months.
7.36.010 - Noise annoyance. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to wilfully permit or allow any animal kept, possessed, maintained or otherwise controlled by such person to engage in continuous barking, yelping, braying or the creation of other loud noise. A noise is "continuous" for purposes of this provision if, because of its duration or repetition, a reasonable person would consider it an unreasonable invasion of the peace and quiet of a neighboring resident. ... [7.44.110 Schedule of civil penalties] 7.36.010 Two hundred fifty dollars (1st offense) Five hundred dollars (2nd or subsequent offense within a twenty-four-month period)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
010 does not require a set decibel level or a fixed number of minutes; instead it turns on whether the barking or other noise is "continuous," defined by its duration or repetition being enough that a reasonable neighboring resident would consider it an unreasonable invasion of their peace and quiet. The offense attaches to any person who "wilfully permits or allows" the animal to make the noise, covering owners as well as anyone else keeping, possessing or controlling the animal at the time. 110 sets that penalty at $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second or subsequent offense within a 24-month period.
090(A)); missing that window adds a penalty equal to the original amount, and a further 15-day Notice of Delinquency period that goes unanswered doubles the penalty again. 080(D)), where the City need only produce a certified copy of the Notice of Infraction or its underlying data to establish a prima facie case, and the burden shifts to the defendant to prove any defense. 120(B)).
Violations & Fines
A first 7.36.010 civil infraction costs $250; a second or later infraction within 24 months costs $500 (LVMC 7.44.110). Failing to respond to the Notice of Infraction within 30 days adds a penalty equal to the original amount, and a further missed 15-day Notice of Delinquency period doubles it again (LVMC 7.44.090). Unpaid balances sent to collections add a 25%-or-$250 collection fee, plus late fees of 100% after 30 days and 150% after 45 days (LVMC 7.44.100, 7.44.120).
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